SUPPLY MISSION 10 MAY 1945

THREE (3) SHIP ELEMENTS

 

1. LIVELY (COL. ROGERS) 10 J

 

 

RADIO CHECK: 1112

#1. LIGHTBODY (TROMMER) 18 R

START ENGINES: A BOX 1115

    TETZLAFF 11 K

FIRST SHIP TAXI: 1123 FIRST SHIP OFF: 1130

    BOOZER 7 G

 

 

BASE TO DRAVOGRAD H 357 DIST 326

#2. RATHFELDER 2 B

          TIME 1340 ALT: CLIMB 7,000

    ARNOLT 12 L

 

   

(IP) DRAVOGRAD TO TGT (46-50, 14-50)

#3. WHALEN 24 E (THACKSON)

          H 335 DIST 17

    BARAN 27 H

          TIME 1347 ALT: DOWN 2,500

    MC MILLAN 38 S

 

 

RALLY LEFT THEN 2 - 360° TURNS CLIMB 8,000 ft.

#4. TRAETTA 32 M

          TIME 1412

    HOLLY 33 N

 

    WOODRUFF 34 O

TARGET TO BASE H 176 DIST 341

 

          TIME 1618 ALT: DOWN 5,000

#5. NIXON 41 B

 

    HALL 56 Q

 

    EALLACE 43 D

 

 

 

#6. BARCUS 54 O

 

    MISIUS 48 I

 

    LEDENDECKER 40 A

 

 

 

#7. LANGLEY 69 J (HESS)

 

    AUSTIN 74 O

 

    STEINBERG 67 H

 

 

 

#8. CAMERON 65 F

 

    BALLINGER 75 P

 

    CHENNAULT 63 D

 

 

LANDING: 2700 ft.

 

RADIO:  BOMBER COMMAND: 4885 KC

 

        US TOWERS 6440 KC

 

        “A” CHANNEL VHF BIG FENCE

 

                         FIGHTER BOMBER

 

                         WEATHER SHIPS

 

        “B” CHANNEL VHF 461ST BOMB GROUP

 

        “C” CHANNEL VHF 49TH BOMB WING

 

        “D” CHANNEL VHF DITCHING &

 

                  EMERGENCY OVER WATER

 

VISUAL SIGNALS: RED-RED ABANDON PRIMARY TARGET

 

                RED-YELLOW CLIMB

 

                YELLOW-YELLOW LEVEL OFF

 

                GREEN-YALLOW LET DOWN

 

AIRSPEEDS: 160 CLIMB, 160 CRUISE, 170 LET DOWN

 

TOWER FLARES: GREEN – START ENGINES, YELLOW – STAND BY SHIP, RED – STAND

BY SQDN OPNS

ALTERNATE FIELDS: ZARA, BIFERNO

GROUP LEADER: COL. ROGERS IN SHIP NUMBER 10 J

DEPUTY GROUP LEADER: MAJOR TROMMERSHAUSSER IN SHIP NUMBER 18 R

 

**NOTE     1ST SHIP CALL SIGN “CONTROL”          SQDN CALL SIGNS

           1ST 3 SHIP CALL SIGN “NEWSBOY 1”      764 – PHILLIP

           2ND 3 SHIP CALL SIGN “NEWSBOY 2” ETC. 765 – SAMSON

                                                766 – WELLDONE

BOMB AT 150  IAS  2400 RPM                      767 - TOOLCASE

 

REMARKS:  SUPPLIES WILL BE DROPPED DIRECTLY ON THE POW CAMP.

CREWS WILL OBSERVE CAREFULLY GROUND ACTIVITY IN THE AREA OF THE POW CAMP.